1. DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARITIES
- Easter Seals Society 416-421-8377 or 1-800-668-6252
Any client of Easter Seals is eligible for a $500 grant towards a summer program
- Canadian Tire JumpStart 1-877-616-6600
canadiantirejumpstart@cantire.com
- Chap & respiteservices.com 416 322 6317
- Children’s Wish Foundation 1-800-267-9474
linda.marco@childrenswish.ca. or visit www.childrenswish.ca
- Golden Griddle Children’s Charities 416-493-3800
general@goldengriddlecorp.com or visit www.goldengriddlecorp.com
- Jennifer Ashleigh Foundation 905- 852-799
www.jenniferashleighfoundation.ca
- President’s Choice Children’s Charity 905-459-2500, ext. 3625 or 1-866-996-9918
pccharity@loblaw.ca or visit www.presidentschoice.ca/ChildrensCharity
- Ontario March of Dimes 416-425-3463
- Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada 416-502-9474 or 1-800-880-1004
- Sunshine Wish Foundation 519-642-0990 or 1-800-461-7935
info@sunshine.ca or visit www.sunshine.ca
- Ten Rainbows (Sudbury) 519- 674-2623
dpilon@attglobal.net or visit www.tenrainbows.org
- War Amps – Champ Program 1-800-267-4023
champ@waramps.ca or visit www.waramps.ca/champ/funding.html
- Dreams Take Flight 905-458-9383 or visit www.dreamstakeflight.ca
(provides trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, for disadvantaged children with life threatening illnesses and physical and mental disabilities)
- AMICI Camping Charity (416) 588-8026
info@amicicharity.org or visit www.amicicharity.org
2. COMMUNITY LINKS:
- Ontario Association of Childrens Treatment Centres www.oacrs.com/resource-familynet-funding.php
- BBB Autism Support Network www.bbbautism.com/ontario_funding_options.htm
- Kinderstart wish-granting organizations www.kinderstart.com/healthmedicaldental/wishgrantingorganizations.html
- Kidsport Ontario www.kidsport.on.ca/granting.html
- Erinoak www.erinoak.org/resources/pubs.htm
3. NEIGHBOURHOOD FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT
- Families can get help by fundraising in their community. Some examples are: bake sales or car washes with groups like Boy Scouts or local schools.
- Recreation equipment may be adapted with the help of a handy friend or neighbour.
- Check with your local sports store or treatment centre for modifications too.
4. FITNESS TAX CREDIT
- All children age 16 and under are eligible for a $500 Fitness Tax Credit for participation in (qualifying) recreation programs that promote health and fitness.
- Children with disabilities (who receive the Disability Tax Credit) age 18 and under are eligible for an additional credit of $500, for a total of up to a $1000 fitness tax credit each year. Please visit www.fin.gc.ca/news06/06-084e.html or www.prontario.org/creditFAQ.htm or call 1-613-996-8080 for more information.
5. ASK!
- ASK the director of the recreation program or head of the equipment company to find out if they can help with costs – very often, companies and organizations have their own in-house subsidies or discounts, such as a discount when more than one child in a family attends the program. Sometimes the recreation program, camp, manufacturer or distributor may have information about other funders or places that help get funding.
